PRIVACY POLICY IheartStudy
Last updated: January 10, 2023
By accessing or using “IheartStudy” Web/Mobile Application (the “App”) and/or using Services
as set out hereinafter, you consent to the information collection, disclosure and use practices
described in this Privacy Policy. The App is owned and maintained by Iheart for education
technology LLC having principal office located at Fifth Settlement , New Cairo,
Egypt (hereinafter referred to as “Company”, “we,” “us” or “our”). This Privacy Policy also
applies to all Services provided by us and sets out how we may collect, use and disclose
information in relation to our clients as well as users of the App.
Use of our App and Services, including all materials presented herein, may be subject to
separate Terms of Use and the following Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
o Your privacy is important to us and we have taken steps to ensure that we do
not collect more information from you than is necessary for us to provide you
with our Services and to protect your account.
o We may process the following categories of personal data about you:
Personal Data means any information relating to an identified or
identifiable natural person. This information may include, in particular by
reference to an identifier, such as name, e-mail address, country, Date of
Birth (optional) and all information, data and materials as we may deem
necessary for provision of Services.
Communication Data may include any communication that you send to
us whether that be through the Contact Form on our website or App,
through email, text, social media messaging, social media posting or any
other communication that you send us. We process this data for the
purposes of communicating with you, for record keeping and for the
establishment, pursuance or defense of legal claims. Our lawful ground
for this processing is our legitimate interests which in this case are to
reply to communications sent to us, to keep records and to establish,
pursue or defend legal claims.
Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if
you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number (such as
a credit card number), and the security code associated with your
payment instrument. All payment data is stored by Google and Apple in
App Purchase. You may find their privacy policies
at https://safety.google/securityprivacy/ and https://www.apple.com/leg
al/privacy/en-ww/
Technical Data: We automatically collect certain information when you
visit, use or navigate the App. This information does not reveal your
specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include
device and usage information, such as device characteristics, operating
system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country,
information about how and when you use our App and other technical
information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security
and operation of our App, and for our internal analytics and reporting
purposes.
The information we collect includes the following:
Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage and performance
information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our App and which we
record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your device
information, settings and information about your activity in the App (such as the date/time
stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches and other actions you take
such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error
reports (sometimes called ‘crash dumps’) and hardware settings).
Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet or
other device you use to access the App. Depending on the device used, this device data may
include information such as your device and application identification numbers, browser type,
hardware model, operating system and system configuration information.
Push Notifications. We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or
certain features of the App. If you wish to opt-out from receiving these types of
communications, you may turn them off in your device’s settings.
The Technical Information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our
App, for troubleshooting and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes
Marketing Data may include data about your preferences in receiving marketing from us
and your communication preferences. Our lawful ground for this processing is our
legitimate interests which in this case are to study how customers use our
products/services, to develop them, to grow our business and to decide our marketing
strategy.
We may use Personal Data, Payment Data, Communication Data, Technical Data and
Marketing Data (the “Data”) to provide you with Services. We may also use such data to
send other marketing communications to you.
2. Name and Address of the Data Controller
o Data Controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European
Union and other provisions related to data protection is:
Name: Iheart for education technology LLC
Email: help@iheartstudy.com
Address: 31 Retaj Compound, Fifth Settlement, New Cairo, Egypt
App: IheartStudy
Website: www.iheartstudy.com
3. Consent and its Withdrawal
o When you visit our App, you provide us consent to use your Data as per this
Privacy Policy. In order to provide you with the Services, it is necessary for us to
collect all relevant and necessary Data about you from you. In addition, by
signing up and filling the Forms available on the App, you give us your express
consent and permission to use your Data.
o We will process the Data only after taking written instructions/consent from you
mostly in electronic form in the form of Clickable button, a checkbox or through
an email.
o If you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you,
for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at any time,
by contacting us at help@iheartstudy.com.
4. Promotional Emails
o You agree that the App and/or third parties may from time to time send e-mail
messages to you which offer products and services, promotions, subscriptions or
registration-based services or other material. If you wish to discontinue receiving
such email, you may opt-out by writing us through email
at help@iheartstudy.com. Your preferences will then be updated.
5. How We Use and Process the Data
o The Data collected by us from you may be used to provide you with Services and
better understand your needs related services and programs, to correspond with
you and reply to your questions with about our services.
o We will not rent or sell your Data to others. We may store the Data in locations
outside our direct control (for instance, on servers or databases co-located with
hosting providers).
o We process your Data for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the
fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations,
and/or your consent.
o We use your Data collected via our App for a variety of business purposes in
reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a
contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal
obligations.
o If you provide any Data to us, you are deemed to have authorized us to collect,
retain and use that data for the following purposes:
6. verifying your identity;
7. providing you with customer service and responding to your queries, feedback, or
disputes;
making such disclosures as may be required for any of the above purposes or as
required by law, regulations and guidelines or in respect of any investigations, claims or
potential claims brought on or against us;
1. providing and maintain the Services;
2. notifying you about changes to our Services;
3. managing our account and keeping it in working order;
Sending you marketing and promotional communications: We and/or our third-party
marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing
purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences;
Delivering targeted advertising to you: We may use your information to develop and
display personalized content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so)
tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.
1. Achieving other business purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends,
determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and
improve our App, products, marketing and your experience. We may use and store this
information in aggregated and anonymized form so that it is not associated with
individual end users and does not include personal information.
o We shall ensure that:
2. The Data collected and processed for and on our behalf by any party is collected and
processed fairly and lawfully;
3. You are always made fully aware of the reasons for the collection of Data and are given
details of the purpose(s) for which the data will be used;
The Data is only collected to the extent that is necessary to fulfil the purpose(s) for
which it is required;
1. No Data is held for any longer than necessary in light of the purpose(s) for which it is
required.
2. Whenever cookies or similar technologies are used online by us, they shall be used
strictly in accordance with the law;
3. You are informed if any data submitted by you online cannot be fully deleted at your
request under normal circumstances and how to request that the we delete any other
copies of that data, where it is within your right to do so;
Appropriate technical and organizational measures are taken to protect the Data;
Data is transferred securely, whether it is transmitted electronically or in hard copy.
1. You can fully exercise your rights with ease and without hindrance.
2. Disclosure of Data
o We shall not be able to keep your Data private in response to legal process i.e., a
court order or a subpoena, a law enforcement agency’s request. If, in our view, it
is deemed appropriate to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal
activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical
safety of any person, violations of our terms of use, or as otherwise required by
law, we may be compelled to disclose the Data and Personal Data. Moreover, in
case of takeover, merger or acquisition, we reserve a right to transfer your data
to new platform.
o We may disclose the Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary
to:
3. comply with a legal obligation
4. protect and defend our rights or property
prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing
protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
protect against legal liability
o When necessary, we may also disclose and transfer your Data to our professional
advisers, law enforcement agencies, insurers, government and regulatory and
other organizations.
7. Data Storage
o Your Data may be stored and processed at the servers in the United States,
Europe, or any other country in which the App or its subsidiaries, affiliates or
service providers maintain facilities.
o The App may transfer Data to affiliated entities, or to other third parties across
borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions
around the world. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your
submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
o We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated
securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Data
will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls
in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
o We will only retain your Data preferably for as long as necessary to fulfil the
purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal,
see section regarding insurance requirement and reporting requirements. When
deciding what the correct time is to keep the Data for we look at its amount,
nature and sensitivity, potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or
disclosure, the processing purposes, if these can be achieved by other means
and legal requirements.
8. How We Protect Your Information
o We store all the Data submitted by you through App at a secure database
namely Firebase (Google) for Authentication and AWS (Amazon) for App Servers.
o We are concerned with protecting your privacy and data, but we cannot ensure
or warrant the security of any data you transmit to or guarantee that your Data
may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of any of our
industry standard physical, technical or managerial safeguards.
o No method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic Therefore,
we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions about
security of our App, you can contact us at help@iheartstudy.com.
o Any Data supplied by you will be retained by us and will be accessible by our
employees, any service providers engaged by us and third parties.
9. Compliance with the GDPR
o For users based in the European Union (EU), the App shall make all reasonable
efforts to ensure that it complies with The General Data Protection
Regulation(GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 as set forth by the European Union regarding
the collection, use, and retention of Data from European Union member
countries. App shall make all reasonable efforts to adhere to the requirements of
notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access and enforcement.
10. The Rights of Users
You may exercise certain rights regarding your Data processed by us. In particular, users based
in the EU may do the following:
Right of confirmation
You shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from us the confirmation
as to whether or not personal data concerning you are being processed.
Right of Access
You shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from us free information
about your personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the
European directives and regulations grant you access to the following information:
the purposes of the processing;
the categories of personal data concerned;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will
be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations;
where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if
not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
the existence of the right to request from us rectification or erasure of personal data, or
restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to
such processing;
the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
where the personal data are not collected from you, any available information as to its
source;
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article
22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the
logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such
processing for you.
Furthermore, you shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data are
transferred to a third country or to an international organization. Where this is the case, you
shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
Right to rectification
You shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from us without undue
delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. Taking into account the
purposes of the processing, you shall have the right to have incomplete personal data
completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)
You shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from us the erasure of
personal data concerning you without undue delay, and we shall have the obligation to erase
personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as the
processing is not necessary:
The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they
were collected or otherwise processed.
You withdraw consent to which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article
6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other
legal ground for the processing.
You object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no
overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing
pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or
Member State law to which we are subject.
The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society
services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
Where we have made personal data public and are obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase
the personal data, we, while taking account of available technology and the cost of
implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other
controllers processing the personal data that you have requested erasure by such controllers of
any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required.
We will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.
Right of restriction of processing
You shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from us restriction of
processing where one of the following applies:
The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling
us to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal
data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead.
We no longer need the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but we are
required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
You have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the
verification whether our legitimate grounds override those of yours.
If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and you wish to request the restriction of the
processing of personal data stored by us, you may at any time contact us.
Right to data portability
You shall have the right granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data
concerning you, which was provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-
readable format. You shall have the right to transmit those data to another data controller
without hindrance from us to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the
processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of
Article 9(2) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, and
the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for
the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official
authority vested in us.
Right to object
You shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to
your particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning you, which is
based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these
provisions.
We shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can
demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests,
rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal
claims.
If we processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, you shall have the right to object
at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing. This applies to
profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to us to the
processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process the personal data for these
purposes.
In addition, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object to
processing of personal data concerning you by us for scientific or historical research purposes,
or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is
necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
You shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based
solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning
you, or similarly significantly affects you, as long as the decision (1) is not necessary for entering
into, or the performance of, a contract between you and us, or (2) is not authorized by Union or
Member State law to which we are subject and which also lays down suitable measures to
safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on your explicit
consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between you
and us, or (2) it is based on your explicit consent, we shall implement suitable measures to
safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human
intervention on our part, to express your point of view and contest the decision.
Right to withdraw data protection consent
You shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw your consent to
processing of your personal data at any time. You may initiate request with us
at help@iheartstudy.com to exercise any of the above-mentioned rights. We shall review your
request and, in our own discretion, honor your request, if deemed necessary by us, within
reasonable time.
11. Use by Children and COPPA Compliance
o Our App strives to comply with COPPA regulations. COPPA stands for the
“Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act”. It is a U.S. federal law enforced by the
Federal Trade Commission. Its purpose is to give parents control over their
children’s privacy online. COPPA imposes special legal obligations on websites,
mobile apps, tablets, and other similar technologies designed for children under
the age of 13.
o With some exceptions, COPPA requires companies to get a parent’s verified
permission (such as through a credit card transaction, customer support phone
call, or other legal method) before collecting or using a child’s personal
information online “Personal information” includes a child’s name, home
address, email address, phone number, picture, voice recording, physical
location, and certain unique identifiers (like device ID). Without a parent’s prior
permission, COPPA prohibits certain types of online advertising, community
forums, and social networking features. COPPA also requires companies to post
a privacy policy and to keep children’s data secure.
o Under the COPPA law, you can ask a company to delete or stop using your child’s
personal information at any time Carefully review each company’s privacy policy
before allowing your child to share any personal information with that company.
o We strive to educate parents and kids about how to appropriately safeguard
their privacy when using our App. We are committed to complying with the
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”) which requires us to
inform parents and legal guardians about our information collection and use
practices. COPPA also requires that we obtain parental consent before we allow
children under the age of 13 to access and/or use our App. We recommend that
parents discuss with their kids restrictions regarding the online release of
Personal Data to anyone they do not know. We strive to help parents ensure
that their kids have a safe experience using our App and other services. Parents
or legal guardians can review any Personal Data collected about their child under
13 years of age, have this information deleted, request that there be no further
collection or use of their child’s Personal Data (name and age), and/or allow for
our collection and use of their child’s Personal Data while withholding consent
for us to disclose it to third parties. We may take steps to verify the identity of
anyone requesting information about a child and to ensure that the person is in
fact the child’s parent or legal guardian.
12. Compliance with CalOPPA
o We are also committed to complying with the California Online Privacy
Protection Act (“CalOPPA”) which requires commercial websites and online
services to post a privacy policy. The law requires any person or company in the
United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites/Apps
collecting ‘personally identifiable information’ from California consumers to post
a conspicuous privacy policy stating exactly the information being collected and
those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. As required under
CalOPPA, we agree to the following:
Users can access our App anonymously.
Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘Privacy’ and can easily be found in our App.
o We endeavour to fulfil requirements of the CalOPPA under this Privacy Policy in
line with our policy for user data collection, storage, and disclosure as outlined
for GDPR compliance.
13. Compliance of California Privacy Act 2018
o This Privacy Policy is also applicable on California residents and explains how we
collect, use, and share your Personal Information and how you may exercise your
rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”).
14. Your rights under the CCPA:
o Under the CCPA, you have the right to access the Personal Information we’ve
collected about you during the past 12 months and information about our data
practices. You also have the right to request that we delete the Personal
Information that we have collected from you.
o To request manual access or deletion of your Personal Information, please
contact us at help@iheartstudy.com.
o Please note, for all manual requests, you will need to verify your identity by
providing us with the all the information as we may require from you for this
purpose.
o You have the right to be free from any discrimination for exercising your rights to
access or delete your Personal Information. We will not discriminate against you
for exercising any of these rights.
o If you have additional questions about this or how to exercise your rights under
the CCPA, please contact us at help@iheartstudy.com.
15. Changes to this Privacy Statement
o We may modify these this Privacy Policy from time to time, and any such change
shall be reflected on the App with the updated version of the Privacy Policy and
you agree to be bound to any changes to the updated version of Privacy Policy
when you use the App or its services.
o You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this App and
this Policy periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Updates to this
Policy will be posted on this page.
o Also, occasionally there may be information on the App that contains
typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to service
descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information, and the App
reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change
or update the information at any time, without prior notice.
16. Contact US
o If you have questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us via
email: help@iheartstudy.com.